. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> defense secretary robert gates met with troops in iraq this morning, as american combat operations formally came to a close. >> i would say we have moved into the final phase of our engagement in iraq. >> reporter: today, 50,000 american troops begin their mission of advising and supporting iraqi security forces over the next year. politics may be an each bigger issue than security. nearly six montes after holding elections, iraq has yet to form a new government. this morning, vice president joe biden says iraqi leaders are close to an agreement. >> u.s. officials now say the two men detained on a flight to amsterdam this week were not conducting a dry run for a terrorist attack. authorities now say the two men don't even know each other. it was actually the airline that pushed both of their flights and seated them together. investigators found cell phones taped in one of the men's luggage as you recall. but apparently one of the men who did it was keeping the gifts together so they wouldn't rattle around in his bag. >>> and an arrest warrant was issued last month after a swedish w
